Shoe-heel-setting device



Jan. 10, 1928.

1,656,094 0. A. BENJAMIN SHOE HEEL SETTING DEVICE Filed Auz. 26. 1926 2Sheets-Sheet l aflBenin Jan. 10, 1928. 1,656,094 o. A. BENJAMIN SHOEHEEL SETTING DEVICE Filed Aug. 26. 1926 2 ESheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jam10, 1928.

UNITED STATES $CAR ALLEN BENJAMIN, 0F BONNER SPRINGS, KANSAS.

SHUE-HEEL-SETTING DEVICE.

Application filed. August 26', 1926. Eeria1 No. 131,749.

This invention relates to means for attaching wooden heels to womensshoes. These heels have to be nailed from the inside of the shoe and ithas always been diiiicult to get a the heel straight on the shoe whileitis being nailed for the reason that after glue has been applied to theheel and to the shoe to hold the heel firmly to the shoe, the heel isvery liable to slip upon the thin sheet of glue and to this makes italmost impossible to hold the heel and the shoe in proper relativepositions while the nails are being driven.

The general object of the present invention is to provide a device forholding the heel w and shoe in proper relative positions while nails arebeing driven through the shoe into the heel and a turther'object is toprovide a heel holding device which is adapted to be clamped either upona bench or mounted 20 upon the ordinary jack.

Another object is to provide a device of this character having a pocketfor the reception of the heel and having a clamping plate shittabledownward into position against the heel portion out the sole of a shoe,the plate and the heel pocket being formed with prongs adapted topenetrate the leather of the shoe and the wood ofthe heel and to holdthe two against relative movement, and a further objcct in thisconnection is to provide the heel clamping plate with nailing holesacting as guides for the insertion of the nails.

Still another, object is to provide means whereby the shoe supportingmembers of the attachment may be mountedfor rotational movement upon asupporting base so that the attachment may be I proper light has beenthrown nto the shoe.

, Other objects will appear inthe course 'ot the following descript on.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanyi'ng drawings wherein igureleis a vertical sectional view of a heel setting device for shoesconstructed 1n accordance with m invention;

'- Fig. 2 is a top p an'view of the clan'lp Fig. 3 is a top plan view ofthe turntable;-

fFig. 4 "s a top plan,view of the base,-1the frame 21 being in section;v i

' Fig. 5 is a top plan view oi the foot-27.; Fig. ,6 is a top plan viewtheheel;

' Fig. 7 is a side elevation of afmodified term of supporting base. I i

Y Referring to these drawinglshit will'be seen i that ie'the 1 1. o y at .en h man turned around until of the socket foract to center thisheel.

l igm-e 1, 10 designates a bench clamp hav mg the usual shape and formedwith the clamp screw 11 passing through the lower jaw 12 of the clampand carrying a swivcled head 13. The upper jaw oi this clamp an isformed with a central screw-threaded aperture and the upper face of thejaw has key recesses 14. Disposed upon this upper jaw isadisk 15 havingkeys 16 adapted to engage 1n the recesses 14.. This disk 15 iscentrallyapertured for the passage of a central screw. I

Mounted. upon the disk 15 is the base 1? which supports the heel pocket.This base has acentral aperture which is countersunk for the receptionof a screw 18, the lower half of which is reduced in diameter andscrew-- threaded to pass through the central apertilre in disk 15 andengage the upper jaw of the clamp 10. Inasmuch as the upper portion ofthe screw 18 is smooth, it will be obvious that this base 17 may rotatearound the screw and over the face of the disk 15. It is held in itsadjusted position by means of a lock screw 19 which passes downwardthrough the base 17 and an oil hole 20 is provided whereby 011 may beapplied to the confronting faces of members 15 and 17. v

Extending upward and outward from this base 17 is an arm 21, the upperend of which is provided with the horizontally disposed sleeve22 andoperating through this sleeve is a shank 23. The shank 23 is held inadjusted position within the sleeve 22 by means of-the set screw 24. Theend of the shank has the screw-threaded collar 25 through which passestheclamping screw 26. The lower end of this screw hasswiveled to it ithe clamping p1ate,27 in the shape, of a heel and formed with aplurality ofpairs of nail holes 28, see Figure 5. The under face of thisplate 27 has a plurality of prongs 29 designed to be forced down throughthe insole of the 'shoe and. into the upper end. of the wooden heel A. II

Attached by screws 30 to the'base 17 is the heel pocket 31 whichislarger than but has the general shape of a shoe heel and mounted uponthe inner face. of this pocket are a plurality of leaf springs 32' whichengage against four sides of the heel A and Prefer-ably a 'felt lining33 is attached at its upper margin to the pocket or cup 31 andextends'down over these springs so as to prevent the 5 rings 1 frommatting the he e1. The upper ace or so throu h the apertures 28 to holdthe insole the bottom of the pocket is formed with upwardly extendingprongs 34 which, when the clamping plate 27 is forced down, engage inthe bottom of the heel.

While in Figure .-1 I have illustrated a bench clamp 10, man shops arenot equipped with benches gut .nary shoe jacks ,andfor the purpose ofmounting my heel clamping device u on such a shoe jack I may provide thep ate 15" which is formed with the centrallydisposed, downwardlyextending hub portion 35, socketed at 36 to receive the upper end of thestand or jack '37. Otherwise than this, the plate 15 is formed in thesame manner 'as'the plate 15' In the-use of this construction, the heel,and insole are glued together and then the heel is disposed within thesprings 32 and the clamp screw 26 forced downward, causing the clampingplate 27- to press downward against the insole, the prongs 29 and 34thus being forced into the heel and hold-' ing the heel from anymovement with reference to" the pocket 31 and holding the shoe against,any-movement with reference to the heel. The base l7may now be rotatedinto any desired position to permit the heel clamping plate 27 to be proerly illuminated and then the nails will be riven downward and t e heeltogether. -Preferably a special countersink. will be used having a shankso reduced as to pass freely through the openings 28 so that the nailheads may be forced downward below the surface of the insole. I haveillustrated two sets of nailing holes 28 to accommodate larger orsmaller heels. By swivelling the plate 27 and the screw 26, the heelplate is adjustable to any heel seat.

' The adjustment ofthe shank 23 enables the operator to adjust themachine for-different styles of wood heels,- securing a-uniform pressureall. around the heel and making a perfect fit. "It will be obvious alsothat the serew126 and heel plate 27 securesa much better contactbetwecnthe glu ed surfaces of I the heel and shoe than is possible where thecarrying a heel pocket, the

heel and shoe are pressed together by hand.

--Iclaim:-

I. A heel setting device comprising a base ocket being formed with aplurality of. leal springs acting to center a heel within the pocket,and the bottom of the pocket having upwardly projecting prongs, aplunger screw mounted above the'base 1n approximate-line with saidpocket and carrying a swiveled plate at its lower and formed withprongs.

2.- A heel setting device comprising a base *carrying a heel pocket, thepocket being 5 formed with a pluralityof lea ing-to oenter a heel withinthe the'bottom. of the pocket having upwardly springs actpocket, and

Prim was a P e screw support, a baserotatably mounted u on the with theordi-- support for rotation in a horizonta plane and having an upwardlyextending arm, and an upwardly opening heel pocket mounted upon the basewith its axis in line with the axis of rotation of the base, a plungerscrew operatively supported by said arm above the heel pocket andcarrying a swiveled heel plate at its lower end formed with nailingapertures. Y

4. A heel setting attachment for shoes comprising a supporting member, abase rotatably mounted upon the supporting member and having an upwardlyextending arm formed with a horizontal sleeve, a shank adjustablehorizontally through said sleeve, 11 screw-threaded plunger carried bythe end of the shank and extending downward toward the base and carryinga swiveled heel )late, and a heel pocket mounted upon the use beneathsaid, plunger and having upwardl extending prongs in its bottom.

5. heel setting attachment for shoes com rising a supporting member, abase rotata ly-mounted upon the supporting member and having an upwardyextending arm formed with a horizontal sleeve, a shank adjustablehorizontally through said sleeve, a screw-threaded plunger carried bythe end of the shank and extending downward toward the base and carryinga swiveled heel plate, and a heel pocket mounted upon the base beneathsaid plunger and having upwardly extending prongs in its' bottom,springs attached at their u per ends to the walls 'ofsaid pocket and aapted to center the heel therein, and a lining covering said springs.

6. A heel setting attachment comprising a supporting member adapted tobe mounted upon a support and having a centrally screwthreadedaperture,a plate mounted upon the supporting member and having a correspondingscrew-threaded aperture, a base mounted upon the plate, a screw passingthrough the base and through the screwthreaded apertures of the plateand supporting member, the base being thus rotatably mounted upon theplate, said base having an upwardly extending arm a lock screw passingthrough the base and holdin itin any one rotatably adjusted position, aieel pocket mounted upon the base and adapted to receive the heel of ashoe, a screw-threaded plunlger operatively mounted upon said arm andavinga swiveled heel plate at its lower end, the heel pocket havingcentering means for the heel.

' 7. In a heel setting attachment, a base havltl tending arm and prisinga base havlng wardly extending arm, a horizontally disposed armshiftable upon the first named arm, means for holding the second namedarm in adjusted positions, the extremity of the second named arm havinga vertical scr pvv-threaded portion, and a plunger having screw-threadedengagement with the last named portion and confronting said heel pocket.

8. A heel setting device comprising a base carrying a heel pocket, thepocket being termed with a plurality of leaf springs acting to centerthe heel within the pocket, and a plimger mounted above the pocket inapproximate line therewith and carrying a late at its lower end adaptedto engage the heel and hold it in the pocket.

9. A heel setting device for shoes comprising a horizontal base havingan upwardly exa heel pocket, a support upon which the base is rotatablymounted for movement in a horizontal plane, and a plunger mounted uponsaid arm above the pocket and having a heel plate, the base, the plungerand the heel plate being disposed in approximately vertical alignment.

ll). A heel setting device for shoes com an upwardly extendin arm formedwith a horizontal sleeve, a shan adjustable horizontally through saidsleeve, a plunger carried by the end of the shank and extending downwardtoward the base, and a heel pocket mounted upon the base beneath saidplunger.

11. A. heel setting. device for shoes comprising a base having anupwardly extending arm formed with ahorizontal sleeve, a shankadjustable horizontally through said sleeve, a' plunger carried by theend of the shank and extending downward toward the base, and a heelpocket mounted upon the basev beneath said plunger, the heel pocketbeing formed with resilient means for centering a heel therein,

12. A heel setting device for shoes comprising a base having an upwardlyextending arm and a heel pocket mounted upon the base, an adjustablemember carried by the upper end of the arm and a vertical screwthreadedplunger mounted upon the member above. the pocket and having a heelplate perforated for the passage of brads, the member being adjustableupon the arm to thereby center the plunger with relation to the heel ofthe shoe.

'13. A heel setting device for-shoes comprising a base having anupwardly extending arm and a heel base, a support for the base upon wich the base' is rotatable, means for holding the base set in anyrotatably adjustable position, a member adjustably mounted upon theupper end ofthe arm, threaded plunger mounted u on said member above thepocket and having a heel plate perforated for the passage of brads, themember being adjustable to thereby center tple plunger with. relation tothe hwl of the s oe.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my I signature.

OSCAR ALLEN BENJAMIN;

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